Shuangming Cave in Daxiang Mountain
Shuangming Cave, commonly known as Yaowang Cave, is located to the west of Daxiang Cave and above Sunbin Cave. There is a hole at the top of the stairs, through which you can reach the palace cave. The cave is 16 meters long, and the words "In this mountain" are written on the front of the door. When people come here, the scene blends together, poetry, philosophy, and calligraphy blend together, making it full of fun.
The calligraphy is written by Li Zeguang, a famous scholar from the Qing Dynasty in this county. The cave faces the northeast and originally had Buddha statues on its three walls. The wall in front of the cave is built with two windows, like two eyes, hence the name Shuangming Cave. The cave was converted from a natural cave and is about 8 meters high, 9 meters deep and 17 meters wide, with a total area of ??172 square meters. "Fuqiang County Chronicles" written by Gong Jianfeng in the Qing Dynasty records: "Shuangming Cave, on the west top of the Giant Buddha, has the highest risk of stealing the light. The villagers cut rocks into niches, set up wood for pavilions, and sparse windows inside to reach the cave. Visitors climb through the cave. Looking at it, it also looks like a mountain scenery." According to Ye Yingjia's "Youqiang County Chronicles" at that time: "There are double bright caves on the left, connected from front to back." It can be seen that the early access to Daxiang Peak was along the back pavilion of Shuangming Cave. As you walk along the road, you will see Shuangming Cave and a resting cave. The time when the Buddha Grotto was built should also be earlier than that of the Statue Grotto. Nowadays, traces of the pavilion passage are still faintly visible from the back of the cave to the window of the statue cave. The plank road under the cave should have been built after the statue cave was dug. Shuangming Cave is also the earliest cave built in Daxiang Mountain.
In Shuangming Cave, there were 17 original clay statues, which were destroyed in the "0". The existing statues were remodeled according to their original appearance in 1994. The main niche is dedicated to the three sacred statues of Huayan. In the middle is Sakyamuni The Buddha is sitting on the Vajra throne in lotus position, with his hands applying Dharma seals. On the left is Manjushri Bodhisattva sitting on the back of a lion, and on the right is Samantabhadra Bodhisattva sitting on the white body of the statue. They are both placed on the 4.7-meter-high and 7-meter-wide Buddha. Inside the pavilion, the three holy statues are 2.53 meters high. Outside the Yaowang Hall in the left niche is a brick-wood structure with a hard top, decorated with kisses, and a plaque with the inscription: Commemoration of the unveiling of the Yaowang Cave statue in Daxiang Mountain, Gangu County, Gansu Province. The book "His virtues and skills are wonderful and nourishes the world, and his wisdom and wisdom are passed down through the ages." Under the title: Shaanxi Yaoxian County Yaowangshan Museum, China Yuewangshan Sun Simiao Research Society, April 28, 1994. In the center of the hall is dedicated the King of Medicine, Sun Simiao. The statue is 1.75 meters high, sitting on the body of a tiger and holding a medicine box in his right hand. The left hand holds the dragon's jaw, as if the dragon is about to be treated with an acupuncture needle. The medicine boy standing on the right is 1.2 meters tall, holding a medicine box in both hands. On the left and right sides are sculptures of ten famous doctors, Cang Gong, Di Zhongjing, Huang Fumi, Tao Hongjing, Zhang Jiebin, Bian Que, Hua Tuo, Wang Shuhe, Ge Hong and Li Shizhen. The statues are all seated, with the same height of 1.3 meters. Each of the three small niches on the right side of the cave has a single statue. From left to left: the spiritual official is sitting on the altar, looking down, blowing his beard and getting angry, holding a whip in the right hand and holding a whip in the left hand. Brick, the statue is 1.33 meters high; General Ma San rides a black donkey, with delicate bones and clear features, exquisite and vivid, 0.8 meters high, the statue was sculpted in 1980; 0 is the standing statue, 2 meters high, holding a law enforcement stick, strong and powerful .
The platform in front of the cave has an external protrusion of 1.3 meters, a length of 10 meters, and a reinforced concrete structure. A wooden structure is built on top of it. It is built on a hill, with sloping horns and a top decorated with animal kisses.
Shuangming Cave played an important role in the early construction of the Zen caves in the Daxiang Mountain Grottoes. Without the existence of this natural cave, it would be difficult to build the Daxiang Mountain Grottoes and both sides. grotto.